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Communications & media at University of Utah

University of Utah graduates about 256 communications & media majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 53rd of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#53 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year2565% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate87%whole school
SAT middle 50%1190–1390whole school

Around University of Utah

The second phase of construction of the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building at
Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building - east side - Construction (Phase 2) - 25 APhoto: Mangoman88 · CC0 · source
Orson Spencer Hall at the University of Utah.
Orson Spencer Hall 2Photo: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source
Ms. Allen in 2015
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Orson Spencer Hall at the University of Utah.
Orson Spencer Hall 1Photo: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Languages and Communication, Film and Media Arts Building, Eccles Broadcast Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 266 · Arts 34 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 23 · Student housing 13 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of Denver 85
  2. Georgia Institute of Technology 85
  3. University of Oregon 84
  4. Indiana University–Bloomington 84
  5. University of California, Los Angeles 84
  6. Brown University 84
  7. The Ohio State University 83
  8. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 83

Other strong majors at University of Utah

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Utah with every school we score in communications & media. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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